Vacmaster Pro 8 gallon Certified Hepa Filtration Wet/Dry Vac,Black

Effective, affordable HEPA.
I purchased this vacuum because I was restoring our wooden windows and needed something that could suck up lead paint. It did a great job, my blood test came back with hardly any in my system after 200 hours in sealed off remediation areas. I work in property management and occasionally use it for nasty questionable stuff. For the most part I use it as a home vacuum now, it’s suction power is amazing, the vac attachment does a great job separating hair and dust so it doesn’t clog up. My house has never been so clean and dust free. The bags are a little expensive and it’s a fairly heavy machine, but it’s a HEPA unit so idk what people expect lol. I don’t even use our normal vacuum anymore. Why bother, this thing is a beast and does a superior job.

Great shop vac for home renovations
This vacuum performed really well during a DIY old-house renovation. By using a HEPA RRP vac — along with PPE, dust containment, and a construction air scrubber — I am confident my family was protected from potentially harmful dust.Pros:The hose and cable are a good length.The on/off switch is satisfying to use.The large rear wheels are great.Excellent suction even when full of debris.The floor cleaning attachment glides nicely and does a good job.Cons:The front small casters should be larger so the vac can roll over cables.The filter occupies much of the space inside the canister.The attachments could be designed for easier switching.

No suction after 5 minutes even with filters removed. Cheap. Bad attachments.
This vacuum deserves ZERO or MINUS FIVE (-5) STARS !!!This is a expensive piece of junk. Almost no suction after 5 minutes even with filters removed. I take it apart and it sucks for 5 minutes but then stops for some reason.I purchased this Vacmaster Pro 8 gallon Certified Hepa Filtration Wet/Dry Vac on Amazon on April 11, 2021. I bought this particular vacuum because I need a HEPA 5 to safely vacuum possible asbestos fibers, mouse poop, and fine drywall dust in my basement and my 2 rental units where I live.My primary intent and the purpose for this purchase is to use it as a HEPA 5 vacuum to safely remove potential asbestos fiber, and fine dust in my basement. I first tested it to see how well it performs and filters regular household and garage dust and debris. It did not perform even close to its specifications. And I have not yet tried use it for the high performance HEPA 5 applications.I followed all instructions for assembly and usage. It started failing during the first two hours of use. Now it has almost no suction at all after the first 5 minutes even with HEPA filter canister and bag removed. I gave up with it less than 2 weeks after I bought it — after trying it in different configurations. I have not abused it in any way, and only used it for materials for which it is designed. I have it so far used it only for regular household dust, dirt, and sawdust from cutting wood.The filters are not clogged and there is nothing obstructing the hoses. After I take it apart, check the bag, the hoses, and put it back together it has good suction for 5 minutes, but then the suction stops for some unknown reason. I use it only in the upright position. Sometimes I keep using it to see if the suction will return, but it does not have enough suction to use pick up small nails or small wood chips or other debris. The motor gets hot after 10-15 minutes but does not appear to be overheating.I have had two other shop vacs for more than 10 years, one Shop Vac brand 1.5 gallon 6 AMP, and one Rigid Brand 5 gallon, 6 HP vacuum that I purchased from Home Depot. They both perform very well after all more than 10 years. The Rigid 6HP vacuum is a “monster mega-suck” and will vacuum up large nails, small pieces of wood, newspaper scraps, and almost anything that fits into the hose, including small hand tools if I am not careful. However, I will not use them for asbestos or mouse droppings because they are not HEPA 5 safety rated.I have tried using it multiple times in every possible configuration (with and without the HEPA filter, with and without the bag filter, and with and without the attachments.) Air blows out from exhaust, but the vacuum will not even pick up sawdust once the significant suction stops, even with the thick HEPA filter or regular filter removed.Cheap. Bad attachments. Aluminum instead of steel. Proprietary hoses and tubes not reversible and do not interchange with each other. Manufacturer expects you to buy additional attachments to make up for the ones that are missing.The Rigid 6.5 HP vacuum that I bought at Home Depot runs circles around this, but Rigid unit is too big to carry up 4 flights of stairs. It is too big and powerful for my wife to use for small jobs.Time and money wasted. Cannot return BECAUSE Amazon would not take it back.I asked the manufacturer for a refund or repair but the manufacturer has not responded.I am really disappointed with VacMaster. This cost more than my Rigid Vacuum and perform much worse. I am waiting for the manufacturer to stand behind their 1 year professional warranty.I will NEVER buying Vacmaster again until they replace this junk with a quality product. I feel like I was cheated out of money for this junk that stopped performing within days of use.I need a full resolution by VacMaster for this defective unit or I will never go near their products again!DO NOT BUY VACMASTER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I got bad news from an asbestos testing company that my walls had asbestos content which I had unknowingly drilled into and contaminated my whole apartment. I decided to clean everything myself and I found this vacuum seeing that it is stated as a certified HEPA which can gather up asbestos fibres. Basically when this vacuum arrived I spent a full week full-time cleaning the absolute life out of literally everything in my home. Im not kidding this vacuum was continuously working for 18 hours every single day for 7 days straight as I vacuumed every single item and surface that I possessed. At the end of the cleanup the suction power still had not degraded, the vacuum still worked strong, the prefilter bag was absolutely about to burst but that’s my fault – I should’ve replaced it at the recomended 2/3rd mark. Otherwise the actual HEPA filter itself may have still been able to go through a few more prefilter bags, but since I did asbestos cleanup I decided to disgard it and start with a fresh filter for normal vacuuming. I’ve never owner a HEPA vacuum or shop style vac before but I have to say I have never been so impressed by a machine such as I had with this one. Considering its reasonable price given what it does it is worth every penny.There is one con in terms of usage: The cannister tends to tip over easily and this became one of my greatest fears during my cleanup as the hinges holding the motor and cannister assembly together can come loose easily, if that happens all the collected dust can potentially spill out and ruin your whole effort. This one point is certainly a huge problem which made me consider giving this a 4 star rating, but given its sheer stamina for my massive cleanup job I have to say it outweighs that con. Just be weary of that potential hazard, otherwise this is a great vac.

Muy buena súper pro y heavy duty. Excelente